The Effect of Individualized Care Perceptions on the Comfort Levels of Patients with Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

Abstract

Our study was carried out between October 2021 and February 2022 reports in T.R. He interviewed 300 patients at   Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital. Research data were obtained by face-to-face interviews with patients a minimum of 2 days after surgery, using the 'Patient Descriptive Information Form', Individualized Care Scale_B (BBS_B) and General Comfort Scale (GCS). Within the scope of the research, in the IBM SPSS 23.0 package program in the analysis of the survey data sets. According to Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality analysis, no normal distribution was observed. In this case, hypotheses were tested with non-parametric test methods such as pairwise and triple comparisons, Kruskall-Wallis and Mann Whitney U. The mean BBS_B score of the patients was 3.53, the standard deviation value was 0.7; It was determined that the mean GCS score was 3.22 and the standard deviation value was 0.5. It was determined that 34% of the patients were between the ages of 25-39, 59% were male, 36.3% were hospitalized in the general surgery clinic, 82.3% had a companion, and 72.9% had a chronic disease. It was determined that 85.7% of the patients experienced fear of contracting COVID-19 during their hospitalization, 88% found the individual attention of nurses important, 77% thought that nurses took care of them individually, and 74% considered nursing care adequate. There is a positive and moderate statistically significant relationship between the General Comfort Scale and Personal Life Status Individuality_B. As patients' perception of individualized care increases, their comfort level also increases. It is recommended that interventions to reduce patients' fears of COVID-19 should be planned and implemented.